28 MAY

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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PASSENGERS

2. Sectional tickets may be issued covering sections of railway in both Islands, and in all such cases the charge for the actual mileage in each Island will be computed separately.

3. Where sectional tickets are made available for travel by the Lake Wakatipu steamer service they will be charged as for 25 miles additional to the railway mileage.

4. Annual season tickets available over all lines in both Islands or all lines in the South Island will be available for travel by the Lake Wakatipu steamer service.

5. Transfer of Tickets— (a) Upon payment of a transfer fee of £1 4s. on the occasion of each transfer, and subject to the succeeding subparagraphs of this paragraph, transferable annual season tickets may be transferred, bona fide for business purposes, at any time during their currency.

(b) The number of transfers that may be made during the currency of any such ticket shall not exceed twenty-four.

(c) Such tickets may be transferred only to a managing director or working director in the case of a business that is being carried on by a corporate body, a working partner in the case of a partnership business, the owner in the case of a business that is neither a corporation nor a partnership, or an employee of any such business for the purpose of travelling exclusively in the interests of such business, provided that both the holder of the annual season ticket and the proposed transferee are at the time the transfer is applied for permanently and exclusively engaged in the same business.

6. The provisions of paragraph 5 of this regulation may, at the discretion of the Department, be applied to permit of the transfer of an annual transferable season ticket issued to an officer exclusively and permanently employed by an organisation other than a business carried on for the purpose of pecuniary gain, or a duly constituted branch of such organisation, provided, however, that such transfers shall be limited to persons who devote their time exclusively and permanently to such organisations or branch and are paid for their services.

7. Lost Tickets—A charge of £2 4s. will be made for each ticket issued in lieu of an annual season ticket lost.

19. Bulk Travel Vouchers

1. Charges—Bulk travel vouchers, entitling the purchaser thereof to be issued tickets, without further charge, available for travel by the Department’s road motor services (other than bus services on suburban routes, sightseeing trips and special tours) and/or by rail, first class, will be issued at the following rates:

For 2,000 miles ... £18 3 9
For 3,000 miles ... 25 15 9
For 4,000 miles ... 31 14 9
For every additional 1,000 miles beyond 4,000 miles ... 6 1 9

The vouchers will be negotiable for a maximum period of twelve calendar months and the aggregate mileage of all tickets issued in respect of any voucher shall not exceed the total mileage covered by such voucher.

Conditions— 2. Tickets covering each journey to be made must be held by voucher holders, and such tickets will be issued on presentation of the voucher at a road service booking office under the control of the Department or to the driver of the road motor vehicle, in the case of a road journey, or at a railway booking office prior to the commencement of a rail journey. Tickets will be available for use only by the holder of the bulk travel voucher, and such voucher must be produced for inspection on demand by any authorised officer.

3. Application for a bulk travel voucher must be lodged with any District Manager, Station-master, or officer in charge of a road motor service depot at least seven days before the voucher is required.

4. Bulk travel vouchers will be issued in the names of the purchasers and, except as provided in paragraph 5 hereof, will not be transferable.

5. Transfer—(a) Upon payment of a transfer fee of £1 4s. on the occasion of each transfer, bulk travel vouchers may be transferred, bona fide for business purposes, at any time during their currency. The number of transfers that may be made during the currency of any such voucher shall not exceed twelve. The provisions of paragraph 5, subparagraph (c), and paragraph 6 of regulation 18 will apply.

20. Tourist Excursion Tickets

1. Fares—Tourist excursion tickets (first or second class) will be issued at the following fares:

(a) Available over all lines of both Islands for seven weeks, including date of commencement of availability for travel—First class, £26, second class, £20 16s.

(b) Available over North Island lines for four weeks, including date of commencement of availability for travel—First class, £16, second class, £12.

(c) Available over South Island lines for four weeks, including date of commencement of availability for travel—First class, £16, second class, £12.